Author: halo@bungie.org

Randomsauce wrote to let us know that Halo3Mythbusters has a Mythic Map Pack code to give away – create a Covenant-themed screenshot by midnight Tuesday, win a set of the maps early! Read the forum post for full details. (We’re going to be giving away a few codes as well… but not until I get…

WolfSavior wrote to say that Halo Wars is available for purchase in various 7-11s in the Pacific Northwest – apparently, the street date isn’t being observed.(Louis Wu 12:53:10 UTC)

Canada.com has a short review of the Halo 3 Mythic Maps – give it a read!(Louis Wu 12:42:38 UTC)

SLEEKYx16 shows some fantastic grenade control in this entertaining campaign montage… thanks, eckosama.(Louis Wu 05:10:18 UTC)

americanista123 is back with another montage comprised entirely of clips from Bungie employees. Go watch!(Louis Wu 05:09:53 UTC)

I found this post to be highly entertaining reading. Impressive, too.(Louis Wu 05:09:26 UTC)

The Mythic Map tricking has already started…(Louis Wu 05:09:02 UTC)

FireDragon04 posted the first draft of a Halo Wars movie poster he’s been working on. It’s pretty impressive, especially for a first draft. Check it out.(Louis Wu 05:08:37 UTC)

Wow… must be a day for selling Halo stuff; Caleb 117 stopped in to say he was selling his entire Halo collection. 9 days out… but the list of included stuff is astounding. Go read it.(Louis Wu 05:08:11 UTC)

Tommy92l created Astounding Attractions, a montage of clips showing off some attractive HaloCE maps… would have been really nice to see a credits list for the maps used, but even free-standing, it’s cool.(Louis Wu 05:07:49 UTC)

mrbilly93 let us know that the Matrix Mapping Team has uploaded a Halo: Custom Edition version of Sandtrap – pretty nice-looking!(Louis Wu 05:07:24 UTC)

Johnny Be GooD of Halo.fr let us know that they’ve put up a preview of the Mythic maps, complete with lots of screenshots. It’s in French (duh)… but Google can help if you don’t speak the language! (And pictures don’t need any translation.)(Louis Wu 05:06:53 UTC)

IceEagle85 let us know that he’s selling some Halo collectibles because of financial issues – his loss could be your gain! He’s got a Halo 2 banner measuring 8 feet by 3.5 feet, and a painting he created for work, before Halo 2 was released. Both auctions have four days left on them… take a…

Z sent word of a short (2:40) minitage edited by PassTheWord – it’s in HD, and the editing is pretty unique. (The word ‘schizophrenic’ comes to mind in places… but overall, it’s intriguing.) 119 MB – go grab a copy from Halo3Forum.com!(Louis Wu 05:05:40 UTC)

RogueDarkJedi let us know that the second episode of the Mindless Intentions comedy series is now online – check his post for multiple viewing options. There’s a ton more Halo news… but I’m headed out for about 12 hours. More tonight.(Louis Wu 12:40:52 UTC)

Kroden (the guy behind some cool 3D Halo shots) stopped by with links to 3D Mythic shots. Check ’em out! (Apparently, there might be video coming at some point.)(Louis Wu 12:39:41 UTC)

imSuck has released a Halo 3 version of ’10 Ways to tell if you’re a Noob’, which had been a big Halo 2 hit – but he doesn’t feel like it’s actually finished, so he’s running a contest for clips. Download (or stream) the 10 minute episode, or read the contest rules. Thanks, finalcutmin.(Louis Wu…

The Bungie Weekly Update is full of Mythic Map goodness – a recap of press articles out there (the recent Joystiq flythrough piece is missing, but otherwise it looks pretty complete), along with details of the maps, information about how you might get them early (read this part carefully), and lists of what you will…

We got word from Prima Games about some new content they’re developing with respect to Halo Wars. (They’re doing the Official Game Guide.) They’ve got a blog running – the current blog post contains a first look at the game, along with some screens, and there’s an RSS feed so you can keep track of…

Gamespot has a full review up for Halo Wars – they weren’t very impressed (6.5/10). Thanks, ZZoMBiE13. Also, looks like The Escapist reviewed it as well (thanks, Anton P. Nym)… same general feeling.(Louis Wu 04:59:35 UTC)